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<h1>Java Hovers Preferences</h1>
<p>Indicate your preferences for the Hovers settings on the <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.jdt.ui.preferences.JavaEditorHoverPreferencePage)")'> <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="Opens the Hovers preference page">
<b> Java &gt; Editor &gt; Hovers </b></a> preference page.</p>
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			<p>Option</p>
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			<p>Description</p>
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			<p>Default</p>
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			<p>Expand vertical ruler icons upon hovering</p>
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			<p>If enabled, when there are multiple icons per line shown on vertical ruler, then the icons
			are expanded when hovering over it. This allows to see all icons. Changing this preference does
			not affect already opened editors.</p>
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			<p>Off</p>
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			<p>Text Hover key modifier preferences</p>
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			<p>The selected hovers in this list are used to generate the hover content. A key modifier can be given to
			each hover type to force the editor to only evaluate this hover when pressing the assigned key modifier.</p>
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			<p>Combined Hover, Source (with Shift)</p>
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<h3 class="related">Related references</h3>
<a href="../ref-preferences-editor.htm">Java editor preference page</a>
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